Few places better capture the opulence of early–20th century California than Hearst Castle, the 165-room former ... The Neptune Pool, in particular, is the stuff of legend, with a Vermont ...

Hearst's appetite for luxury matched his ambitions in business and politics. The owner of eight treasure-filled homes, he built a castle in the 1920s at San Simeon, which playwright George Bernard ...

The castle is located in San Simeon off of Highway 1, and it's open to visitors daily at 9 a.m. The only place you'll find food on the premises is at the Hearst Castle Visitor Center; the visitor ...